Kees Akerboom, Sr.

Kees Akerboom, Sr.

Personal information
Born	April 18, 1952 Haarlem, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Number	12
Career history
1969–1975	Levi's Flamingo's Haarlem
1975–1985	EBBC Den Bosch
1985–	BC Virtus Werkendam
Career highlights and awards
Eurobasket 1977 top scorer Eurobasket 1977 All-Tournament Team 3x Dutch League MVP 7x All-Dutch League Team 5x Dutch League All-Star (1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982)

Kees Akerboom, Sr (born April 18, 1952 in Haarlem) is a former Dutch basketball player. He played for EBBC Den Bosch, with whom he reached a Saporta Cup final in 1979. Akerboom is the father of Kees Akerboom, Jr., who also played as a professional player in the Eredivisie. ^[1]

Dutch national team

As a member of the Dutch national basketball team, he led the 1977 Eurobasket in scoring, averaging 27 points per game. His performance earned him a selection in the All-Tournament Team. Akerboom is 2nd on the all-time list of games played for the Dutch team, with 182 appearances. Only Toon van Helfteren has played more games, 207.

Honours

As a professional player:^[2]

• Netherlands
  • Trophies:
    • 8x Eredivisie (1971, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985)
    • 2x NBB Cup (1970, 1971)
  • Individual awards:
    • 3x Dutch League MVP (1980, 1981, 1985)
    • 7x All-Dutch League Team (1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985)
    • 5x Dutch League All-Star (1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982)

With the Netherlands national basketball team:

• Eurobasket
  • Eurobasket Top scorer (1977)
  • All-Eurobasket Team (1977)

References

1. The name Akerboom is a double handicap at gelderlander.nl (Dutch)
2. "Holland – Hall of Fame". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2014-07-05.

External links

• FIBA.com profile